канитель

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cannetille, from Spanish cañutillo, diminutive of cañuto, from Mozarabic [Term?], from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kənʲɪˈtʲelʲ]

Noun

каните́ль • (kanitélʹ) f inan (genitive каните́ли, nominative plural каните́ли, genitive plural каните́лей)

  1. (jewelry) thin metallic gold or silver thread, used for embroidery or decoration
  2. (colloquial) protracted, tedious affair, waste of time

Declension
Declension of каните́ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative каните́ль
kanitélʹ		 каните́ли
kanitéli
genitive каните́ли
kanitéli		 каните́лей
kanitélej
dative каните́ли
kanitéli		 каните́лям
kanitéljam
accusative каните́ль
kanitélʹ		 каните́ли
kanitéli
instrumental каните́лью
kanitélʹju		 каните́лями
kanitéljami
prepositional каните́ли
kanitéli		 каните́лях
kanitéljax

Derived terms
  • каните́льный (kanitélʹnyj)
  • каните́литься impf (kanitélitʹsja), проканите́литься pf (prokanitélitʹsja)
  • каните́льщик (kanitélʹščik), каните́льщица (kanitélʹščica)
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